Gangotri Temple
Where the Ganga is said to have come down.
- Where
- Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.9944, 78.9411
Get the Gangotri Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangotri Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gangotri Temple
Gaumukh 16 km
The snout of the Gangotri glacier, retreating.
Thalay Sagar 16 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Meru Peak 17 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
Shivling 18 km
A sharp fin of rock above Tapovan that looks exactly like what it is named for.
Gangotri National Park 22 km
Fifteen hundred square kilometres around the Gangotri glacier, with Gomukh in it where the Ganga starts.
Kedarnath 25 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Vasuki Parbat 26 km
A peak above the Gangotri glacier, named for the serpent, and a hard technical climb.
Yamunotri Temple 29 km
Rice cooked in the hot spring and carried home.
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Questions
Where is Gangotri Temple?
Gangotri Temple is in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gaumukh (16 km), Thalay Sagar (16 km), Meru Peak (17 km).
How do I get the Gangotri Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gangotri Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gangotri Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.